Japan and Korea Review

Because of Korea's geography, most people meet their need for protein by

• farming.

• fishing.

• herding.

• trading.

Which of the following Chinese influences did the Japanese reject?

• law code
• tea ceremony
• civil service system
• pagoda architecture

Who held the real power in Japan's feudal society?

• the emperor.
• women.
• peasants.
• the shogun.

The Tokugawa shoguns created an orderly society by

• ending feudalism.
• forbidding trade.
• giving peasants greater freedom.
• imposing central government control on all Japan.

Heian writer who created the 'Tale of Genji"

• Genghiz Khan
• Murasaki Shikibu
• Kublai Khan
• Shotoku

Define:
Chain of Islands

• Island Hopping 
• Archipelago
• Shogun 
• Galapagos 

Alphabet made up of symbols representing the sounds of spoken Korean

• Hangul 
• Kana
• Haiku 
• Moana 

List some changes that took place in Japan under the Tokugawa rule after the Taika reforms.

• Women enjoyed a high status.

• They allowed great freedom for all groups.

• It was a time period of great unrest and economic issues.

• They imposed a central government on Japan and brought order and unity.

Japan's original religion that expresses respect for nature is called...

• Nirvana.

• Kami.

• Shinto.

• Buddhism.

Why is Murasaki Shikibu's "Tale of Genji" especially famous?

• It records the lives of ordinary farmers.

• It reveals secrets about the royal family.

• It was only sold and told as an oral history.

• It may have been the world's first novel.